Indian Maritime University (IMU) was established on 14^th November 2008 as a teaching-cum-affiliating University under the able jurisdiction of Ministry of Shipping, Govt. Of India. Its clear objective was and has been to promote maritime studies, training, research and extension with focus on emerging areas like oceanography, maritime history, maritime laws, maritime security, search and rescue, transportation of dangerous cargo, environmental studies and other related fields, and to achieve excellence in these areas. The headquarters of IMU have since been in the Metropolitan of Chennai.

IMU has 6 owned Campuses and 18 Affiliated Institutes the detailed list of which may be viewed below in this Blog.

As per directives issued by Ministry of Shipping, IMU conducts a Common Entrance Test (IMU-CET) each year for admissions into various programmes in its owned campuses and all Affiliated Institutes all of which are approved by Directorate General of Shipping (DGS), India.

Clearing IMU-CET opens up admissions into various Diploma, Under-Graduate and Post Graduate Programmes but I will keep the discussion in this blog limited to Courses leading to a successful career at sea. Moreover in a most recent update IMU-CET 2020 stands cancelled for the current year due to the COVID-19 pandemic and admissions this year will be based on the results of the candidates achieved in their respective Intermediate/HSC or equivalent Board/Diploma examinations. Details and further updates on the same may be viewed by visiting IMU’s official website: Indian Maritime University on a regular basis.

Though taking into regard that situation sooner rather than later would be better and normalcy would return, this section may still prove to be more than useful for all the other updates and details included here.

Programmes Offered and General Admission Process: (only relevant to career at sea)

1. Diploma In Nautical Science (DNS) – 1 year pre-sea / 18 months training on board a Ship.
2. Bsc. Nautical Science – 3 year pre-sea / 6 months training on board a Ship.
3. B.Tech (Marine Engineering) – 4 years pre-sea / 6 months training on board a Ship.

Candidates willing to take admissions in the above three DGS approved Marine Courses are mandatorily required to appear and qualify in IMU-CET which is in general conducted via Online mode at its approved centres (Cities List below) all over the country tentatively in the first week of the month of June every year. The results are declared within 5 working days of the examination whereby qualified candidates are required to go through an online counselling (details in a separate section below) as per their ranks and accordingly their course and Institute in accordance to their preference is decided. A medical as per DGS standard and by DGS approved Doctor is mandatory before finalising the admission. Once all these norms are satisfied the candidate is required to deposit the fee as per selected Institution’s Fee Module or as granted by its Administration and the batch starts in general in first week of August for all the above courses. The result of IMU-CET is valid only for that particular Academic Year.

Institution’s List:

1. IMU Campuses
2. Affiliated Institutes

• Please note that Admissions to DNS Programme of Affiliated Institutes are open only for “Sponsored Candidates” i.e the ones who have been sponsored by either Ship Owning or Management Companies along with clearance of IMU-CET.
• The list of IMU Campuses and Affiliated Institutes mentioned here is only related to the ones offering the Marine Sea-going Courses.

Application Process/Fee/Documentation and Pattern for IMU-CET:

Category	Application Fee
General / OBC-NCL Candidates	1000/-
SC / ST Candidates	700/-

*Fee paid for Registration is non-refundable.

Documents to be uploaded during Registration:

• Recent Photograph
• Scanned Signature
• Scanned Copy of 10^th Std. Mark Sheet ( as DOB proof )
• Scanned Copy of 12^th Std./equivalent Certificate
• Scanned Copy of SC/ST/OBC-NCL/General-EWS Certificate (wherever applicable)

Post submission of properly filled Application form the candidate will receive facilitated links of uploading Hall Tickets and later published Results on his registered credentials                      (via e-mail/SMS).

The candidate is eligible to choose his 3 preferred cities for appearing in his due Online Test from the available list of 84 cities that have approved centres for conducting the examination. Though the allotment in more often than not cases will be as per the preference raised by the Candidate but still sometimes due to unavoidable circumstances such as lesser strength at a particular centre etc. IMU reserves the right to change it at its sole discretion.

List of Cities with Approved Centres for IMU-CET :

Pattern of IMU-CET for UG Programmes:

Examination Mode	Online – Computer Based Test
Number of Questions	200
Type of Questions	Objective/MCQ’s
Duration of Exam	3 Hours (180 Minutes)
Medium of Exam	English
Level of Exam	Upto 12th  Std.
Negative Marking	NA
Total Sections	6
Division of Paper	Physics – 50 Chemistry – 25 Mathematics – 50 English – 25 General Knowledge – 25 Aptitude – 25

Counselling Overview/Phases/Provisional Fee and Document Verification:

Counselling is conducted in two Phases whereby in the first Phase candidate is required to select his desired Programme and Campus in which he desires Admission through an Online Portal while making a non-refundable payment of 10,000/- as Counselling Fee.

Please take a note that IMU conducts online counselling only for its 6 Campuses. Candidates willing to take admissions in any of its Affiliated Institutes may approach the requisite College/Institution directly with his/her IMU-CET score and rank certificate.

In the second Phase candidate will be allotted a provisional seat as per his/her rank, social category and seat availability which will be confirmed only after a non-refundable Programme Fee of 25,000/- being paid by the candidate and all the Documents uploaded during filling up of Registration Form are produced in Original for verification along with a valid fitness certificate by a DG approved Doctor.

Failing any of the above norms the admission process will stand cancelled.

Please note that fitness and sight and hearing standards as per DGS are an integral part of this Industry and hence should be well read and taken care off before applying for the aforementioned Programmes. If not found up to the mark to any of these standards at the time of Admission or during the Course at any time the University reserves the right to cancel the admission of the candidate with immediate effect without any claims or refund of fee paid. Hence it is strictly recommended to get all basis covered and checked thoroughly before any candidate decides to apply for IMU CET Courses.

For List of DGS Approved Doctors please visit:

http://www.dgshipping.gov.in/Content/MaritimeHealthBranch.aspx.

For Medical Standards and physical fitness requirements please visit:

https://dgshipping.gov.in/Content/PageUrl.aspx?page_name=MedicalExaminationRules2000

General Eligibility:

1. Diploma Nautical Science (DNS) :
2. 10+2 or equivalent with PCM marks aggregating not less than 60% OR
3. B.Sc in PCM OR
4. B.Sc in Electronics with Physics as an individual subject in at least one of the years and an average of not less than 55% marks in the final year OR
5. B.E/B.Tech from IIT or AICTE recognised college with an average of not less than 50% marks in the final year

AND

• Not less than 50% in English in either 10^th or 12^th Grade or in Degree Examination. 

• B.Sc Nautical Science:
• 10+2 or equivalent with PCM marks aggregating not less than 60%

AND

• Not less than 50% in English in either 10^th or 12^th Grade or in Degree Examination.

• B.Tech Marine Engineering:
• 10+2 or equivalent with PCM marks aggregating not less than 60%

AND

• Not less than 50% in English in either 10^th or 12^th Grade or in Degree Examination.

** Please note a relaxation of 5% in marks except that of English is applicable in each Programme for SC / ST candidates.

Age Criteria:

• Minimum Age – 17 years , Maximum Age – 25 years (for all Programmes)
• SC/ST candidates are given a relaxation of 5 years on the aforementioned Maximum Age limit.
• OBC-NCL candidates have a relaxation of 3 years on the Maximum Age limit.
• Female candidates of each category have an additional 2 years leverage over and above their granted Maximum Age limits.

General Fee Struture:

• Fee structure for the current Academic year at IMU campuses for all the above courses stands at 2,25,000/- per year with following division –

Programme Fee – 25000/- and Per-Semester Fee – 1,00,000/-

• The above Fee includes Tuition Fee, Library Fee, Lodging charges, Mess charges, Workshop Fee, Uniform and Books Costs, Laundry charges, INDOS and CDC Certificate Charges etc.
• Affiliated Institutions Fee structure might differ depending on their administration and would be best to consult them directly on the same before applying for admission.
• The above mentioned structure for IMU Campuses is for the current Academic year and is subject to change as per IMU’s administration and discretion.

I hope all the above information is useful and gives you a fair idea about IMU-CET and its processes. Though the info gathered has been by all my efforts through well recognised platforms and experience, still reader’s discretion and research is advised and no one may hold either me in person or CMG’s Administration responsible for any bifurcation / difference in information presented through this blog. The blog is strictly for advisory and reference purpose and does not define or decide any of the administrative or regulatory decisions of IMU and its processes.

      By,

Deepam Rastogi,

(Founder and Director)

CMG Maritime Academy